Miscellaneous Store Retailers: NAICS 453

About the Miscellaneous Store Retailers subsector

The miscellaneous store retailers subsector is part of the retail trade sector.

The miscellaneous store retailers subsector consists of these industry groups:

• Florists: NAICS 4531
• Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Stores: NAICS 4532
• Used Merchandise Stores: NAICS 4533
• Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers: NAICS 4539

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in miscellaneous store retailers. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Layoffs

Data series	Back data	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011	Jan. 2012
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		769.4	760.6	(P) 761.2	(P) 763.7
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees		638.5	636.7	(P) 642.7
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		(1) -	(1) -	(1) -
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		(1) -	(1) -	(1) -
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2010
Cashiers	118,810
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	57,900
Floral designers	33,550
Retail salespersons	296,720
Stock clerks and order fillers	33,750
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	20,820

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for miscellaneous store retailers.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in miscellaneous store retailers.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Average hourly earnings		$16.26	$16.26	$16.21	(P) $16.38
Average weekly hours		29.3	29.9	29.3	(P) 29.9
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

Data series	Back data	Sep. 2011	Oct. 2011	Nov. 2011	Dec. 2011
Average hourly earnings		$13.70	$13.90	$13.76	(P) $13.89
Average weekly hours		28.0	28.2	27.8	(P) 28.5
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2010
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Cashiers	$8.82	$9.10	$18,340	$18,920
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	$16.06	$17.78	$33,390	$36,970
Floral designers	$11.17	$11.83	$23,220	$24,610
Retail salespersons	$9.35	$10.96	$19,450	$22,800
Stock clerks and order fillers	$9.16	$9.88	$19,040	$20,540
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	$10.19	$11.04	$21,200	$22,950

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in miscellaneous store retailers. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

Data series	2007	2008	2009	2010
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	15	14	31	(P) 17
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	3.7	3.2	4.3	3.1
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	2.1	1.7	1.6	1.6
Cases involving days away from work	1.3	0.9	1.0	0.9
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.7
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in miscellaneous store retailers. Also included in this section is information on productivity, presented as the rate of change in output per hour of workers in the industry.

Establishments

Data series	Back data	3rd quarter 2010	4th quarter 2010	1st quarter 2011	2nd quarter 2011
Number of establishments
Private industry		114,939	114,925	(P) 112,791	(P) 113,075
Local government		44	44	(P) 45	(P) 46
State government		1	1	(P) 1	(P) 1
Federal government		27	27	(P) 27	(P) 22
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

Data series	Back data	2007	2008	2009	2010
Labor productivity index, output per hour		129.632	126.697	120.489	128.795
Percent change from previous year		3.1	-2.3	-4.9	6.9
Labor index, total labor hours		86.936	83.692	78.862	77.889
Percent change from previous year		-2.0	-3.7	-5.8	-1.2
Output index		112.696	106.036	95.020	100.317
Percent change from previous year		1.1	-5.9	-10.4	5.6
Unit labor costs index		91.294	92.017	98.924	95.117
Percent change from previous year		0.5	0.8	7.5	-3.8

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Other BLS Resources

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Data extracted on: February 07, 2012